Needles and Pens

"I see America, not in the setting sun of a black night of despair ahead of us, I see America in the crimson light of a rising sun fresh from the burning, creative hand of God. I see great days ahead, great days possible to men and women of will and vision." ~ Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)

“A man came, sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light. The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.” ~ John 1:6-9 “I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.” ~ John 12:46 Join the Photo Hunt

Maybe I'm not as neurotic as I feel lately, but just going through the motions of the creative process... "Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort." ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt "The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas." ~ Linus Pauling "The moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that, during the day that lies before you, absolutely anything may happen. And the fact that it practically always doesn't, matters not a jot. The possibility is always there." ~ Monica Baldwin "Life is 'trying things to see if they work.'" ~ Ray Bradbury "It is worth mentioning, for future reference, that the creative power which bubbles so pleasantly in beginning a new book quiets down after a time, and one goes on more steadily. Doubts ...